HOPSHUNTER (376), Tampa, Florida, USA Jun 20, 2009 Bottle courtesy of pantanap. Poured a hazy reddish brown color with a thin off-white head. Aroma is of oak, cherries, and lactobacillus. Full bodied with very soft carbonation. Flavor is tart, sour cherries and wood, mildly sour overall but very acidic and vinous. Finish is mouth drying acidity. This is the first sour that I’ve ever truly enjoyed, I will definitely seek this out again. Thanks Kan! TimE (1300), Tokyo, Japan Jun 20, 2009 Updated: Jun 24, 2009Drank with Cappa at my place. Med brown color, massive sourness exudes far from the glass and hits your nose. Upon further investigation, sour cherries are clearly present, as well as oak, and faint hints of cinnamon and chocolate. The mouth starts tart and then a massive blast of oak comes up. Very well hidden alcohol. Very well balanced between the oak and sour cherries. Amazing depth. Everything is fairly big and out there and to a point, is verging on a very oaky Pinot if there every could be such thing. Definitely some berries (raspberries, blackberries?) in the background. Seriously this is more vinous than I could have imagined. That is not a bad thing at all. Slight alcohol warming finish. Awesome. DalzAle (476), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA Jun 17, 2009 Bottle sample thanks to STLWill. Brown pour, a little carbonation and a great aroma of boozy cherries. Flavor was also up front with very sour cherries, and then mellowed with a little dry sweetness on the finish. darkguardian (506), Florida, USA Jun 16, 2009 750ml bottle. Poured a muddy brown. No head at all completely flat. I was a little worried. Aroma is somewhat muted from the lack of carbonation. Sour cherry with substantial caramel and bourbon notes. Some definite woodiness in the nose as well. Deep rich palate. Very very light carbonation, which I don’t think is intentional. Starts off somewhat acidic with sour cherry. MIddle has heavy notes of caramel and wood. Finishes with a some vanilla and bourbon and a lingering acidic sourness. Really really amazing. Worth the money. Hopefully the figure out the issue with the carbonation because this could have been in my top 3. fidel (887), Livermore, California, USA Jun 11, 2009 Poured dark reddish brown, tart cherries, wood, vanilla, caramel, dark fruits, slight bourbon. snakeoilpete (324), Seattle, Washington, USA Jun 11, 2009 On tap at Brouwer’s Seattle Beer Week Sour Fest. Pours dark reddish brown with minimal head. Sweet/tart cherry aroma with some caramel malt. Flavor is more tart than the smell but has a raisin/prune taste that surfaces by the end. DuffManSW (283), Riverside, California, USA Jun 7, 2009 Rating #100... On tap @ Lost Abbey.. Pours dark cranberry with no head.. Aroma was cherries, some sour and tartness..Taste was very cranberry like with a nice tartness to it.. I really like this one. imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA Jun 2, 2009 2008 bottle thanks to John. Shared with a few friends. Pour is deeper ruby with a frothy off white head. Aromas of cherries, sour funk, burbon, and other dark fruits. Flavor is mellow with tart cherries, rasins, caramel, and finishing smooth. Awesome brew here, just wish it was cheaper, but I guess you get what you pay for.
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